The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical stage of the descent, causing the plane to stall and crash 1.5 miles short of the runway.
A Chicago man is facing felony charges after allegedly robbing and carjacking a 21-year-old at gunpoint on the city's Southwest Side.
Authorities say an airline pilot who seemed to smell like alcohol was making pre-flight checks in the cockpit when police arrested him on a DUI charge.
Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.
The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.
Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it faces higher costs in 2025 as inflation persists, but it managed to swing to a fourth-quarter profit due to a boost from lower fuel prices.
The airport will be closed until possibly 10 a.m. central time, impacting several flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Travelers will soon have the option to fly first class between Kalamazoo and Chicago on American Airlines large, dual-class Embraer 170 aircrafts. Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) announced Wednesday that the airline will operate the dual-class aircraft on all daily flights between AZO and Chicago O’Hare,
A legacy carrier CEO is back to criticizing the business model of low-cost carriers — this time, precisely their place at San Francisco International Airport. On Jan. 22, during United Airlines’ quarterly earnings call,
According to Spirit, guests who don't adhere to the clothing policy could be denied boarding or asked to leave the aircraft.
The carrier filed plans with Denver that offer more clues for the future use of 113 acres it bought near the Peña Station Next development.
A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.